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😳 Forest's first win at Villa Park since 1994.

💡 Delap struck 45 seconds after the restart. Alysson's headee ended Villa's goal drought. Then ten-man Villa fell to Igor Jesus at the death.

❌️ Glasner is unbeaten in eight v Emery.

Our report 👇🏻

https://t.co/E0Je6Ypd6x

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Ready from Villa Park with our own @AndreaLoco

#AVFC #AstonVilla #NottinghamForest

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FULL TIME.

WBA won 2-0. Villa couldn't even rally after WBA went down to ten men. The hosts defended really well.

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Ready to kick-off

#WBA #AstonVilla #PremierLeague2

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70th minute.

WBA 2-0 AVL

Scramble in the box off a free-kick. Harry French is the quickest to the rebound and slots it home with his right foot.

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Second half is not giving any better vibes for Villa. WBA are still creating the best chances.

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Half-time.

WBA deserves the lead, as they've had the best chances so far.

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25 mins in.

Goal for WBA.

A build-up error by the Villa defense left Iqbal with an open net to score from the edge of the box.

Before that, Harry French missed a big chance, followed by a beautiful strike from WBA’s Sankho that Houston tipped around the post.

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20 min.

Two rough tackles in a row led to a yellow card for each side. Still no real chances and it's 1-2 on corners for Villa.

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5 minutes gone. No real chances so far. 4-2-3-1 formations for both sides.

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Getting ready for some early action before the 3 p.m. kick-off as Aston Villa U18s take on WBA u18s at their training ground, with live updates coming your way from the 11 a.m. start! ⚽️🏟️ #AstonVilla #WBA #Football #YouthAcademy

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Something has to give today...

😃 #AVFC have beaten #NFFC in all 5⃣ home matches since they returned to the PL in 2022.

🙁 But Unai Emery has not won in 7⃣ previous meetings with Oliver Glasner. #AVLNOT

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First the penalty, now the free-kick ‼️

We're level for a third time 💥

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Read what Unai Emery had to say in today’s pre-match press conference, with updates on the fitness of
Matty Cash and Johan Manzambi #AVFC #AVLNOT
https://t.co/Xf4LpLDncW

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Great to have @MichaelPlant82 back on the podcast discussing the latest #AVFC news

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PREVIEW POD: ASTON VILLA vs NOTTINGHAM FOREST https://t.co/SpZ8EU2Okk

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We will be there 🙌🏻

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A Saturday 3:00pm kick-off at home 🏠

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Discussing Aston Villa’s CL win over Club Brugge and the squad rebuild on the latest @HoltecastPod #AVFC
https://t.co/xBryFmQyTp

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Among the biggest positives from last night’s win was the performance of Nicolas Jackson. The #AVFC forward gave the biggest indication so far of how this new-look Villa attack will operate this season.
https://t.co/zmECuwCAMz

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⚽️ 35.9% possession
🥅 21 shots
🎯 3.0 xG

3️⃣ Three goals in 43 minutes.

🙌🏻 Aston Villa ended their drought in Bruges by doing the opposite of everything they'd tried at home.

Our tactical breakdown 👇🏻

https://t.co/guvLswnx1t

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Villa finally find their shooting boots as they pick up a first win of the season in Belgium #AVFC
https://t.co/NlWPfpffcY